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Democrat John Gregg will launch what he's calling the official kickoff of his 2012 campaign for governor with an event Saturday in his hometown of Sandborn.

INDIANAPOLIS — Rupert Boneham announced Friday that he intends to seek to Libertarian Party nomination for the Indiana governor’s seat in 2012.

Rupert Boneham announced Friday that he intends to seek to Libertarian Party nomination for the Indiana governor’s seat in 2012.

Rupert Boneham – a reality TV star and local advocate for at-risk young adults – said he’ll wait until Oct. 22 to announce whether he is running for governor. But in a conversation last week with the Franklin College Statehouse Bureau, the Libertarian hinted that he’s leaning toward a yes – even as he’s learned that he’ll need millions of dollars just to be competitive.

Republican Rep. Mike Pence said Wednesday that social issues will not dominate his agenda should he be elected governor in 2012, despite comments earlier this year that conservatives must “not remain silent when great moral battles are being waged.”

John Gregg, a Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana, filed paperwork with the state Tuesday to change his exploratory committee to an official statewide campaign.

Our position: Daniels will provide smart speech, but his motives remain unclear.

Daniels sheds shoes to provide footwear for for poor children.

Although the state went blue for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, incumbent Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels was able to win a second term.

On the heels of a first term in which he saw the state's budget balanced and transportation funding increased, Republican incumbent Gov. Mitch Daniels is seeking re-election. Democratic nominee Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian challenger Andrew Horning are also looking to win.

The Franklin endorses Gov. Mitch Daniels for another term as governor of Indiana.